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Relative Values (play)
''Relative Values'' is a three-act comedy by Noël Coward. A satire of snobbery in all its guises, it deals with the clash of cultures between Hollywood stars and the English aristocracy, and with "the ancient and inaccurate assumption that, as we are equal in the eyes of God, we should be equal in the eyes of our fellow creatures."〔Lahr, p 132〕
It was first produced in London in 1951 with success, enjoyed several revivals and was made into a film in 2000.
==Background==
Coward had been entertaining the troops and the home front during World War II, and since ''Blithe Spirit'' in 1941 he had not written any comedies (other than musicals).〔Kenrick, John. (Noel Coward timeline ), Musicals101.com〕 It seemed, after the war, that his idiom of "gay insouciance" was out of fashion. ''Relative Values'' marked his return to comic playwriting.〔Orman, Tony. ("About Noël Coward" ), Bournemouth Little Theatre News, 13 May 1999〕 It also came as Coward was just beginning a new career, for it opened just a few days after his personal triumph in his first "cabaret" show at the Café de Paris.〔 ''Relative Values'' was the first of several plays that achieved at least modest success, including ''South Sea Bubble'' (1951), ''Quadrille'' (1952) and ''Nude with Violin'' (1956), although they failed to match the popularity of his pre-war hits.〔Lesley, pp. 314, 370 and 361〕〔Lahr, p. 136〕
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